On the delicate wings of life. Traveling on the pathways with elegance and grace. Flitting from one beautiful blossom to the next searching for sweet nectar. With brief lives, each moment is lived to its fullest. Each of us a butterfly, with unique beauty, colors and personality. A […]
The humidity has broken, and the day was picture perfect. With blue skies and cooler temperatures. The first day of my riding clinic went really well, and four more days to go. The weather was so perfect today that a long-overdue evening cruise on the bay was due. […]
A true tiled mosaic consisting of tiles from the Art-Deco period of the 1920’s. Also known as Art Nouveau, each tile was hand-made with special designs. A few of these tiles came from Buenos Aires, Argentina where art-deco was quite popular. But the new wave of modern design […]
“Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, Friendship without envy, Or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is served with muscle And strength by gentleness confined He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent. […]
This week has been a week of preparation for a five-day long Dressage Riding clinic that I’m participating in next week. So while the migrating birds have been calling my name daily, I’ve been unable to get out and bird. It was a hazy and overcast morning, and […]
Yesterday’s post of the Leather Repair shop made me think of Leather and Lace. Tucked around the manor are some lovely treasures that are worthy of showing. Delicate etchings placed in sterling created by unknown artists. The craftsmanship and art work created in these pieces are only appreciated […]
There’s no better way to celebrate the best days of summer then with a great gallop in the field with friends. This morning was the Hunter Pace at the barn. A secretly timed race that each team tries to get as close to the time as possible. Different […]
I must admit, I believe I’m suffering from bird AD&D. There’s not a flutter in a tree that doesn’t cause me to stop in my tracks and look. What could it be? Is it something yellow? Is it perhaps blue? With a camera, I’m able to capture these […]
THE HERON The heron stands in water where the swamp Has deepened to the blackness of a pool, Or balances with one leg on a hump Of marsh grass heaped above a musk-rat hole.He walks the shallow with an antic grace. The great feet break the ridges […]
Birds that is. It’s the fall migration season and rumor had it that birds heading south were stopping through Maryland this week. A friend and I went to Governor bridge Natural Area in search for some migratory warblers. Some serious shrubbery stalking was planned. And stalked we did. […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 